Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spiką

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *spikką, *spikuz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *spēy- (“to stretch; thrive; succeed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspi.kɑ̃/

Noun

*spiką n

1. bacon

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *spiką (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*spiką	*spikō
vocative	*spiką	*spikō
accusative	*spiką	*spikō
genitive	*spikas, *spikis	*spikǫ̂
dative	*spikai	*spikamaz
instrumental	*spikō	*spikamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *spik
  • Old English: spiċ
    • Middle English: spik, spyk, spike, spich
      • Scots: spick, spect
      • English: speck
  • Old Frisian: spek
    • Saterland Frisian: Späk
    • West Frisian: spek
  • Old Saxon: spek, spekk
    • Middle Low German: spek, speck
      • German Low German: Speck
      • → Norwegian: spekk
      • → Danish: spæk
      • → Swedish: späck
  • Old Dutch: spek
    • Middle Dutch: spec
      • Dutch: spek
  • Old High German: spek, spec
    • Middle High German: spëc
      • German: Speck
      • Luxembourgish: Speck
      • Yiddish: שפּעק (shpek)
• Old Norse: spik
  • Icelandic: spik
  • Faroese: spik